Ask Art – Urban Agriculture
House and Senate Lawmakers Announce Relief Plan for Rental Assistance Fund
HARRISBURG − February 16, 2022 − Lawmakers from the state House and Senate held a news conference today to outline plans to restore Pennsylvania’s depleted Emergency Rental Assistance Program and help thousands whose incomes were affected by the pandemic. State...
Vaccine Hesitancy
Senator Haywood hosts Ask Art, a podcast that covers politics, policy, social justice issues, and more. Senator Haywood is joined by Dianna Coleman, Makayla Coleman, and Keren Abraham of Philly Teen Vaxx to discuss Vaccine Hesitancy.
Ask Art- PASSHE Equity
Senator Haywood Responds to Governor Wolf’s Budget Address
Harrisburg, Pa. – February 8, 2022 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) released the following statement in support of Governor Wolf’s 2022-23 budget: “I support the Governor’s budget to help build a stronger Commonwealth for Pennsylvanians and...Senator Art Haywood Responds to Governor Wolf’s Budget Address
The change Philadelphia needs
Op-ed by Senator Art Haywood
There were 499 homicides in Philadelphia in 2020. That grim number was surpassed in 2021 when 562 were murdered in the city. We are only a month into 2022, and the City of Philadelphia has reported another 44 murders. However, in Boston, Dallas, Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., Miami, Seattle and St. Louis, murders declined in 2021.
The change Philadelphia needs
There were 499 homicides in Philadelphia in 2020. That grim number was surpassed in 2021 when 562 were murdered in the city. We are only a month into 2022, and the City of Philadelphia has reported another 44 murders. However, in Boston, Dallas, Jacksonville, Fla.,...
State Sen. Haywood seeks more coordination with Kenney to attack gun violence
State Sen. Art Haywood is asking for Mayor Jim Kenney to take immediate steps to address the continued acts of violent crime plaguing Philadelphia. The senator that serves the 4th Senatorial District of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties said he wants immediate...Sen. Haywood Highlights Black Health & Wellness – Black History Month
Ask Art – Vaccine Hesitancy
Sen. Haywood 2022 Mentoring Conference
Sen. Haywood Virtual Advocacy Training
Gov. Wolf, Democrat leadership visit Willow Grove pizza shop to press PA lawmakers to raise the minimum wage
Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic leadership want workers in Pennsylvania to have a bigger slice of the pie. That was Wolf’s message, when he, House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton and State Sen. Art Haywood stopped at &Pizza in Willow Grove Park mall on...Gov. Wolf Visits Montco To Call For Raising PA Minimum Wage
ABINGTON, PA — Gov. Tom Wolf made a stop in Montgomery County Thursday to call for a raise in the state’s minimum wage, saying that it is disheartening that Pennsylvania hasn’t raised its minimum wage in 15 years. “You cannot work a full-time job at...
Gov. Wolf: Stop Disrespecting Workers By Finally Raising The Minimum Wage
Calling Pennsylvania’s embarrassingly low minimum wage disrespectful to workers and families, Governor Tom Wolf joined legislators, workers and a Montgomery County business today to call on the General Assembly to finally raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour...Ask Art – Job Training
Sen. Haywood Opposes Municipal Firearm Preemption Bill
Mentoring
Senator Haywood hosts Ask Art, a podcast that covers politics, policy, social justice issues and more. Senator Haywood is joined by Solomon Jones, Executive Director of ManUpPHL to discuss Mentoring.
Sen. Haywood Votes No on Abortion Ban Bill
Sen. Haywood Votes No on Defund Planned Parenthood Bill
Senator Haywood Demands Immediate Action from Mayor Kenney to Stop Gun Violence in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA – On Friday, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) called on Mayor Jim Kenney (D-Philadelphia) to take six immediate actions to stop gun violence in Philadelphia and save lives. In an email sent to Mayor Kenney, Senator Haywood stated...
Gov. Wolf: Stop Disrespecting Workers by Finally Raising the Minimum Wage
Calling Pennsylvania’s embarrassingly low minimum wage disrespectful to workers and families, Governor Tom Wolf joined legislators, workers and a Montgomery County business today to call on the General Assembly to finally raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour with a...Governor Tom Wolf announces more than $15 million for gun violence prevention in PA
On Thursday, Jan. 20 in Philadelphia’s Mill Creek neighborhood, Gov. Tom Wolf, along with Sen. Vincent Hughes and other lawmakers, announced a more than $15 million increase in state funding to support gun violence prevention efforts. After working with Hughes, the...Ask Art – Mentorship
Sen. Haywood Demands Action to Stop Gun Violence
